Astrology!

A couple of my friends will be very happy to see this post. Some submissions first: I was a non-believer of astrology. I didn’t like the idea of a pre-determined existence. And certainly not of a ‘no-control-at-all-what-has-to-happen-will-happen’ opinion. To be honest, even now such an idea doesn’t make me too comfortable.

But let’s put into perspective what we have till now. We have known that the consequences of our actions are predetermined. We don’t have control over these consequences. Our will is free enough to choose what to do given a situation, i.e. decide a plan of action. As we exist at a coordinate in that manifestation, we have reached there as a result of consequences of decisions. And these decisions give a probabilistic view on our movement through the coordinates. One movement has some link with the previous and the next for this manifestation.

If our initial movements (for this manifestation, and without repeating this, it will be assumed from now on unless stated otherwise) are observed, then there could be a way to give a probability quotient to our further movements. The first movement in this case would be the birth. And if there could be a science that could link all this, it could very well give a ‘high probability path‘. This science, this knowledge of the movement is what we know of as Astrology.

If such a science exists, it is one of the true sciences linked to our very quest for the answers to existence. A friend of mine calls it the only true science. I don’t completely subscribe to the idea of it being the only true science, but yes, I have moved on from not believing in this knowledge pot to considering it true for a manifestation. It still has a lot of question unanswered.

Questions about the validity of this science. And since the movement is probabilistic, there can’t be a certain movement pattern. The moment one movement strays from the ‘predicted’ path, the doubts about it being a true science in the first place come in. And when we realize how we have more than a set number of choices, our movement becomes more liberated. Which means that we have more chances of transforming our pattern.  Besides, we exist on a very minute area of the universe. And our existence is not an isolated system. So to actually develop a scientific pattern on the basis of limited knowledge could turn out to be against the fundamentals. Moreover, we exist as a part of the system. We are governed by the rules of this system. And to try to find out the rules of this game while being a part of it leave us unfulfilled in the absolute sense.

On the other hand, all the above things are also true for the basics of physics. But we have been able to discover these laws and have been able to validate them through experimentation. And yes, once in a while a new rule comes up changing some of the old concepts also, but we know we are on a path which we further validate. With astrology, the questions remain about validation and consistency. And is it true for only this manifestation? This question raises a lot more questions about manifestation. Which we will delve into as we go on.

For now, can you trace your path back and build on it to see which coordinate you move to next! Happy thinking.